Was Mayweather so impressive ?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by the1englishman, May 5, 2010.


  1. the1englishman

    the1englishman Member Full Member

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    Right, to start off, iam not his biggest fan so lets get that point off the table.
    Lets take a look at his win over shane.
    Lets face it, there were MANY that wanted to beleave shane still had what it takes to beat mayweather, at the end of the day, he didnt age over night,he aged in the year plus between fights.
    Is there a true fan on the planet that thinks sataday night was the true shane mosley ? of course it wasnt.
    Now i wont take anything away from mayweather, its not his fault shane was well past his sell by date, after all he showed no signs of aging in his last fight, but that was a year ago, and at his age thats a bloody long time.
    Now i know the mayweather fans are going to jump up and down and scream " EXCUSES", there not though, shane really was poor on sataday.
    He totaly failed to cpitalise on a dominant second round.
    Have we really learnt anything new about mayweather from sataday ?
    No we havnt, he is a great fighter, but he does have a habit of fighting people on the slide, or much smaller than him.
    He was lucky sataday, had it been a prime shane, we would be looking at a 3rd of 4th round stopage for mosley.
    It didnt happen, and shane was puffing from round three like a 50 a day smoker.
    Lets just hope the pac - mayweather fight can be made, because i dont think there is a fighter out there at the moment that could beat mayweather.
    This is after all about who is the best around, personaly i think pac wears him down and stops him in the 11th, i just dont see how he can hold off the wirl wind that is pac, he may to an outsider look like a pure pressure fighter, but to those who watch boxing all the time, pac is actually a very clever fighter.
    Lets hope the fight gets made, so all questions about who is top dog get put to bed.
    Untill that happens this forum will remain a kinder garden from both sets of fans.
     
  2. Bonavena25

    Bonavena25 Vamos! Full Member

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    I'm a massive fan and for me, it was just more of the same from PBF.

    It was only because he did against 'big bad' Shane Mosley that people were so impressed.
     
  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yes it was impressive.


    There are thirty threads on the forum exactly like this one. See them for more opinions.
     
  4. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes he was impresive. He outtclased a great boxer.
     
  5. the1englishman

    the1englishman Member Full Member

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    Thats just it, it didnt impress me.
    Lets face it, we were all hoping for a great fight, but shane just wasnt at the races.
    The mayweather fans will scream its because mayweather is so good, the reality is, shane has had a bloody long career, and was 38 and well past his sell by date.
    Not floyds fault, granted, but then his fans should still see the win for what it was.
    A good performance against an aged fighter.
     
  6. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    He fought who he could and SHane old or not happened to be that opponent and got dominated. You can only beat who's available for example, Holmes was old when Spinks beat him but that doesn't mean that wasn't a great win because Larry was THE MAN at HW. Arguably, Shane was THE MAN at WW so this was a great win for Floyd especially in the fashion he beat him in.
     
  7. Pound4poundx

    Pound4poundx Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agreed! If Mayweather were to knock out Wlad people would say that Wlad was too old and slow!
     
  8. snakeface

    snakeface The Woodside Hurricane Full Member

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    Only people that don't like floyd are not impressed...

    They wanted more leg movements etc etc...

    Makes things plain and simple about people and their comments...

    I'm sure what he does to manny will be not liked and picked apart as well
     
  9. the1englishman

    the1englishman Member Full Member

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    Not true.
    If he does to pac what he has done to all other fighters he has fought, there will be no questions left to answer, he will be the greatest fighter of HIS generation and weight class.
     
  10. nubianprince

    nubianprince Active Member Full Member

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    Isnt that exact words people said if he does that to Shane claiming Manny is small. What makes people think Manny is a great challenge to this guy. I just dont get it. This guy makes people look amateurish, Marquez who gave Pac fits is a good one.
     
  11. the1englishman

    the1englishman Member Full Member

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    There is one very big difference.
    Pac has always been small.
    Shane hasnt always been old and gased after three rounds.
    Floyd didnt do that to shane, father time did that.
     
  12. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    notice how people 100 post and last are not impressed but thats why they are noobs.
     
  13. Chris85

    Chris85 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ill be more impressed if mosley was able to fight competitively that night.
     
  14. snakeface

    snakeface The Woodside Hurricane Full Member

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    Manny beat in any shape or form will get that hate....understandably so when someone defeats your champ... I hope their is a rematch clause on the fight if it gets finally made.

    I also like the idea and trend of shitting on diamond brass super grand champion and the rest of them belts.....
     
  15. UndisputedUK

    UndisputedUK Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I was not a big fan of his, but he was really impressive on the night. He looked huge and his timing was spot on. Remember, we all thought Cotto and Margarito were a handful, just look what Mosley did to Margarito. Floyd was class and his timing was spot on. On that performance I would favour him over Manny.